Springfield, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GRETNA 4NE, NE US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Springfield has an annual average temperature of 50.7°F with about 33.2 inches of precipitation per year and 36.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.37 in) and January the driest (0.89 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,964
Cooling need
828

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

187 of 366 (51.1%) of Springfield's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
0
2000s
89
2010s
169
2020s
108

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 32.4°F 14.0°F 23.2°F 0.89 in 8.6 in 7
February 37.4°F 17.5°F 27.4°F 1.18 in 10.9 in 8
March 50.0°F 28.3°F 39.2°F 1.94 in 5.4 in 8
April 62.0°F 38.5°F 50.3°F 3.28 in 1.0 in 11
May 72.4°F 50.7°F 61.5°F 4.99 in 0.2 in 13
June 82.7°F 61.8°F 72.2°F 5.37 in 12
July 85.9°F 65.8°F 75.9°F 3.48 in 10
August 83.9°F 63.5°F 73.7°F 3.83 in 10
September 77.3°F 54.3°F 65.8°F 2.92 in 8
October 64.4°F 41.5°F 53.0°F 2.56 in 1.2 in 9
November 49.2°F 28.7°F 39.0°F 1.35 in 1.3 in 6
December 36.5°F 18.7°F 27.6°F 1.38 in 7.8 in 7

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